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Shows · Today in Vegas · November 12, 2026

Rush Had Not Toured Since 2015. Its Comeback Has Reportedly Sold a Million Tickets and Lands at Sphere for 5 Nights in May 2027.

By Hargreaves Ledger, Pace Vegas Desk · November 12, 2026

The short versionRush will play five shows at Sphere in Las Vegas on May 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30, 2027, a run announced Nov. 5 and reported by Vital Vegas on November 10, 2026. The residency, dubbed "Elevate From the Norm," is part of the band's "Fifty Something" comeback tour, its first since 2015, which has reportedly sold more than one million tickets.
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Rush has confirmed a five-show residency at Sphere, according to Vital Vegas. The dates are May 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30, 2027, and the run is billed as "Elevate From the Norm," a nod to the band's 1981 song "Vital Signs." Vital Vegas said it first reported in July that the band was in talks for a Sphere stint, about four months before the Nov. 5 announcement.

The Sphere shows are part of the "Fifty Something" tour, the band's first since 2015, which has reportedly sold more than one million tickets. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are joined by drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold. Longtime drummer Neil Peart died in 2020.

Lee says the Sphere sets will include the full 20-minute "2112" and the 1981 album "Moving Pictures," along with other songs from the catalog, Vital Vegas reported, and the band is developing new visuals for the venue's screen. Vital Vegas noted that Sphere typically announces a handful of dates and then adds more "due to popular demand," and that its run of throwback acts, from U2 and the Eagles to Metallica and Dead & Company, is good news for The Venetian next door.

The desk's takeSphere has become the classic rock retirement plan with a better pension, and Rush is the most on-brand booking yet: a band that built a career on 20-minute songs finally gets a screen big enough to match. Five dates is the opening bid, not the final offer. If you want "2112" at Sphere, buy before the inevitable "popular demand" dates make everyone pretend they were surprised.

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